Definitions for required
re·quired

Princeton's WordNet(3.17 / 6 votes)Rate this definition:

1. needed, needful, required, requisiteadjective

   necessary for relief or supply

   "provided them with all things needful"

2. compulsory, mandatory, requiredadjective

   required by rule

   "in most schools physical education is compulsory"; "attendance is mandatory"; "required reading"

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Required

   of Require

Editors Contribution(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. required

   For a specific purpose.

   They required passports to travel abroad.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 1, 2020  

2. requiredverb

   Verb form of the word require.

   They required many people to prepare the field for the wedding, all gathered and it was completed efficiently.

   Submitted by MaryC on August 12, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'required' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #645

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'required' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2094

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'required' in Adjectives Frequency: #609

How to pronounce required?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say required in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of required in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of required in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of required in a Sentence

1. Ray Dalio:

   Our risk is that they could be so committed to their highly advertised tightening path that it will be difficult for them to change to a significantly easier path if that should be required.

2. Dzulkefly Ahmad:

   A detailed study is required to review the need for enforcing a total ban on the sale of electronic cigarettes and vapes.

3. Rebecca Thornley-Gibson:

   The GMB as the recognized union will need to be consulted with in respect of employment matters where collective consultation is required such as mass redundancy proposals.

4. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly:

   You can't pick and choose the laws that you obey, and I can't pick and choose the laws that we're by law required to enforce. ... We had a court order to remove her and we did.

5. Irina Volk:

   The police station at the Tolmachevo airport received a message from the airline that several policemen were required to board the plane from St. Petersburg to Novosibirsk due to the aggressive behavior of one passenger.

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